Air and pop gun.



W. F. SCHMIDT.

AIR AND POP GUN. APPL'ncATIoN FILED Nov. 19. |915.

1,178,268. Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

www@ To all 'whom t mayconcern.'

tion. Fig. 2 is a view of the interior o erat-` Fig. 3 is a view of the arrel" aaaaace.

WILLIAM 'I'. SCHMIDT, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO NOYER-S 0F DETBQIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION 0F MICHIGAN.

'Application mea. november 19, 1915. serial No. caaee.

Be it known that l, WILLIAM F. ScHMm'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Air and Pop Guns, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled 'in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this speciication. f

This invention relates to air and pop guns and has for its object a gun -which requires no breaking or cooking by I*a se arate lever to set it for the nextdischarge. he ulling of one trigger not only sets the gun or discharge but actually trips the holding lever 'and discharges the gun.

In the drawings,`-Figure 1 is a side elevaf lng parts. j showing the extended plunger rod. Fig. 4

is a rear! edge view of the plunger-retracting trigger lever. f Y

The gun is here shown as a pop 'gun which lever.

Fig. 5 isa rearl edge view of the discharges a cork a from the barrel bwhen of the barreland is iiattenedfand4 slottedv at In this slot extends the-.uppere1ilfo fyrl the plunger-retracting lever This `is,l

the plunger c compresses the air aheadof it.

The plunger c is propelled forward to `com-v press the air'by the strong coiled sprin d' that engages about the plunger rode. operating parts are containd'in a housing a pairof half shells f, f which screwtoe gether. The plunger rod' extends to the rear provided on its forward edge with a turned,-v

over contact lip z'. "This isadapted to be wiped by the contacting projection or hook y' of the trigger lever le. This trigge lever k is in 'general outline T-'sha'ped w'th the bottom part of the stem crooked slightlyto the right'for the'convenien'ce of grasp. i The 'l' when innormalinoperative position isreally turned-over on its sideand itsl fulcrum point at the veft hand end of thejbar of theT. From the leift-handfend of the bar of the T a Small `integral lug m projects. receive one en d' ofthe iat spring 'n `tl1`at serves to return the trigger lever to` itsjf initial Apositions-after the projection j has AIB AND POP GUN.

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' dropped loif. the 'contact lip z' toallow the operation of the gun.

The operating parts Work as follows: The handle Yportion of the llike trigger lever 1s pulled toward the rear of the gun in the customary fashion. rlhe projection j wipes alon the contact lip i, gradually vforcing bac theplun er-retractin'g levei` as the projection j clim s toward the top of thel contact rlipz'. When the projection y' reaches thetp of the 'contact lip the maxithe projection j is out -of the way the strong spring d is released and the plungershoots forward `with considerable force -l and velocity. By reason of the contactlip z' belng offset from the plane of ythe plimgerretracting lever z and by reason of. the Aprojecting point on the projection 7' being oj set from the-'arm portionA thereof, as ap parent mlboth Figs. 4 andv 5, the trigger lever may return to its 'initial position as vthe point j swings tothe rear and under the contact lip to aposition jnst forward of it.

'It will be noted that the plunger-retracti ing lever r has a loose pivoting'at its bottom, v a pivot pin passing through Aa slotin the spring o normally tends tov keep the plunger-.retracting lever from risin or r his is an important feature for it will be evident that in order that the trigger lever can get back to its initial position the projecting pin y' must pass under the lower end'fofthe y'con- 1 L1. tactv lip* "an'd mustliftjtliis.' -Thisit does by reason fofthe peculiar pitch and bevel" of the contact point jl'and the inclination ofthe plunger-retrctin lever k and the'conjtactlip. However, a ter it has passed under the contact lip the vbevel on the underside Y 0f the contact point. and the inclination of f .the lip. and plunger-retracting lever qis such v i that when the projection j again contacts thecontact' lip it 'wipes the outslde surface of 'A it and climbs the same to retract the contactA lever in the manner already described, when fit-algn SlpSOf the top and allows thedi'softhe gun.' i l .y

-. glas. ffl have shown-anddescribed myinvention in: connection with a pop gun but it is obviouslyfapplcable to any in' which the' vided with a loose pivoting to allow the raisving or extension of the said leverupon its combination of a -barrel provided with a.

comprising a plunger-retracting lever suitably connected With a plunger and a trigger lever adapted to engage the plunger-retracting lever to retract the same and vwhen the same is retracted disengage itself therefrom.

2. In a gun of the class described, a barrel provided with a chamberga plunger reciprocating in said chamber, a spring for propelling the plunger forward, a plunger-retracting lever suitably connected with said plunger andv a trigger lever whose retraction causes a portion of the trigger lever to wipe a portion of the plunger-retracting leverand retract the same to a given point where the trigger lever slips oif from the plunger-retracting lever to allow the discharge of the un. g 3. In a gun of the class described, the combination of a barrel provided with a chamber, a plunger reciprocating in said chamber, a spring for propelling the'plunger forward, a plunger-retracting lever provided with an offset contact lip and suitably connected with the plunger, and a trigger lever provided with an offset rejection-adapted to wipe and climb the o set contact lip to retract the plunger. lever until the offset prof jection of the trigger lever reaches the top of the contact lip whereupon the lever is released and allows the discharge of the gun. L

4. In a gun of the class described, the

chamber, a plunger reciprocating 'in said chamber, a spring for propelling the plunger forward, a plun er-retracting lever propivot, said lever being provided with a contact surface, and a trigger lever-provided with a projecting point adapted to wipe and climb t e said contact sur ace of the said plunger-retracting lever and allowing the f discharge of the gun when the projecting point reaches the top of said contact surface, the .said projecting point traveling to the rear of sald contact surface and again to its initial position in front of said contact surface by reason of the lifting or extension of the sald plunger-retracting lever made possible by the saidloose pivoting.

5. In a gun of the class described, thecombination of a barrel provided with a chamber, -a plunger reciprocating in said chamber, a spring for propelling the plunger forward, a plunger-retractmg lever prothereby again be readyr reti-acting lever and retract the same.

vided with a loose pivoting allowing the extension of the lever against La force normally tending to keepthe lever in contracted position; said plunger-retracting lever being suitably connected with a plunger, thel said plunger-retractin lever being further provided with an oset contact lip, and a trigger lever provided with a projecting point arranged to wipe the front of the contact lip until it reaches the top of the same when the lunger-retracting lever swings -forward alowingthe discharge of the gun, the said projecting point Abeing then arranged tov travel tothe rear of the contact lip and lift or extend the said,fplunger-retracting lever in passing to the where it is again in position to wipe and a'scend the contact li 6. In a gun of lthe class described, the combination .of a barrel provided with a chamber, a plunger reciprocatin in said chamber, a spring for prope ing the plunger forward, a plunger-retracting lever suitably4 connected with said plun ery for compressing the pringthe said ungerretracting lever provide with an o set contact lip and having a loose pivoting, aspring for normall keeping .the contact lever from bein raised or extended on its loose pivot, an a trigger lever provided with a projecting point the said projecting point adapted to ascend and wipe the contact lip until it jumps off the top thereof to allow the discharge of the gun, the said projecting point traveling to the rear of the contact 11p on its return and lifting the same by reason of the loose pivoting to allow the positioning of theprojecting point again in front of the contact lip, and means for automatically returning the Vtri ger to its initial forward position whenv t e gun has been discharged.

7. In al gun vof the. class described, the combination of a barrel provided`v with a chamber, a plunger reciprocatlng in said chamber, a spring for prope1hng. the plunger ahead, and means for retractin the plunger, compressing the spring an easing the same by the' sin le action of af single lever, comprising a p unger retracting lever arranged to swing on a pivot and a trigger lever arranged to swing on a pivOa` the said `two levers being arranged so that the triggler lever wipes4 the plunger leverto retract t e same for a given distance, whereupon the twol levers disengage and cross each other, the said two levers being so a1"- ranged that upon the discharge of the gun the trigger leverA may return to a position forward of the plunger retractingl lever and to wipe t e plunger los 8." In a gun of the class described,the combination of a barrel provided with a cham-` ber, a plunger reciprocating in said cham' ber, a spring for propelling the plunger ahead, and means for retracting the plunger, compressing the springl and releasin the same by the single action of a single ever,

-comprisin a lun er retractin lever ivotg g P an a trigger lever plvotally supported, the two levers being arranged so e ally supporte that the trigger lever wipes the plungerretracting lever to retract it for a given distance, whereupon the levers disengage and the plunger retracting lever springs forward and crosses the trigger retracting lever, the `said two levers being also arranged so that the trigger lever may resume its position in front of the plunger retracting 'lever after the discharge. y .In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

. WILLIAM F. SCHMIDT. 

